Cecil Cunningham
Known For
Acting
Born
1888-08-02 in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Died
1959-04-17
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cecil Cunningham (August 2, 1888 – April 17, 1959) was an American film and stage actress. With whitish hair cut like a man's, she was a Hollywood character actress, often cast in roles as a general "know-it-all". She made more than 80 appearances in movies between 1929 and 1946, many of them uncredited. Cunningham started her working life as a switchboard operator in a commerce bank and did some sittings as a photographer's model. Her first show business job was in the chorus line of 'Mademoiselle Modiste' at the age of eighteen. Cunningham trained as a singer and appeared in opera. She worked as a vaudeville comedian at the Palace Theatre in New York City until the commencement of her movie career in 1929.
Most Known For
Four Star Playhouse
as Woman (Hotel)
Girls' School
as Miss Brewster
Kitty Foyle
as Grandmother
Mata Hari
as Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited)
Back Street
as Mrs. Miller
My Reputation
as Stella Thompson
Play Girl
as Dowager at Concert (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
as Madame J. L. Chambers
Twin Beds
as Miss MacMahon, Secretary
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as (uncredited)
Above Suspicion
as Countess
Blonde Venus
as Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited)
Ladies They Talk About
as Mrs. Arlington (uncredited)
The Awful Truth
as Aunt Patsy
Love Me Tonight
as Laundress (uncredited)
In Old Oklahoma
as Mrs. Ames
Safe in Hell
as Angie
Marie Antoinette
as Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited)
Come and Get It
as Josie
You and Me
as Mrs. Morris